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An X-ray Extremely wide-field Spectroscopic Surveyor (XESS, or "chess")

  • W. P. Maksym
  • M. Ulmer
  • S. Friedrich
  • F. Tombesi
  • R. Arcodia
  • S. P. Singam
  • S. Bongiorno
  • N. Thomas
  • M. Elvis
  • Ming Sun
  • John ZuHone
  • M. Lynne Saade
11 more authors
  • Philip Kaaret
  • Doug Swartz
  • Erin Hicks
  • Ming-Yi Lin
  • Pallavi Patil
  • Jimmy Irwin
  • Shrabani Kumar
  • Kirtan Dixit
  • Sudip Chakraborty
  • Andrea Gnarini
  • Steven Ehlert
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Abstract

We propose an X-ray observatory, the X-ray Extremely wide-field Spectroscopic Surveyor (XESS, pronounced "Chess") to bring high energy resolution X-ray spectroscopy into the era of synoptic surveys and of time domain and multi-messenger astrophysics (TDAMM). Such an observatory is optimally suited to addressing key elements of the 2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

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@misc{maksym2026xray,
  title = {{An X-ray Extremely wide-field Spectroscopic Surveyor (XESS, or "chess")}},
  author = {W. P. Maksym and M. Ulmer and S. Friedrich and F. Tombesi and R. Arcodia and S. P. Singam and S. Bongiorno and N. Thomas and M. Elvis and Ming Sun and John ZuHone and M. Lynne Saade and Philip Kaaret and Doug Swartz and Erin Hicks and Ming-Yi Lin and Pallavi Patil and Jimmy Irwin and Shrabani Kumar and Kirtan Dixit and Sudip Chakraborty and Andrea Gnarini and Steven Ehlert},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.38321},
  eprint = {2609.38321},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.38321},
}
RIS
TY  - UNPB
TI  - An X-ray Extremely wide-field Spectroscopic Surveyor (XESS, or "chess")
AU  - W. P. Maksym
AU  - M. Ulmer
AU  - S. Friedrich
AU  - F. Tombesi
AU  - R. Arcodia
AU  - S. P. Singam
AU  - S. Bongiorno
AU  - N. Thomas
AU  - M. Elvis
AU  - Ming Sun
AU  - John ZuHone
AU  - M. Lynne Saade
AU  - Philip Kaaret
AU  - Doug Swartz
AU  - Erin Hicks
AU  - Ming-Yi Lin
AU  - Pallavi Patil
AU  - Jimmy Irwin
AU  - Shrabani Kumar
AU  - Kirtan Dixit
AU  - Sudip Chakraborty
AU  - Andrea Gnarini
AU  - Steven Ehlert
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/29
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.38321
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.38321
AB  - We propose an X-ray observatory, the X-ray Extremely wide-field Spectroscopic Surveyor (XESS, pronounced "Chess") to bring high energy resolution X-ray spectroscopy into the era of synoptic surveys and of time domain and multi-messenger astrophysics (TDAMM). Such an observatory is optimally suited to addressing key elements of the 2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
ER  -